USSR Official Photo. No RR 1488 (WA). Distributed by the Ministry of Information. issued Jan 1943.

This is the latest Russian battle picture, taken on the Verenezh front and radioed from Moscow. It shows a winding column of prisoners making their way back to prison in the rear. During the first few days of February a large enemy group encircled west of Verenezh, was cut to pieces and completely mopped up. In fierce fighting over 5000 of the enemy were wiped out and 13,000 officers and men were captured. In all between January 27th 1943 and February 4th, 27,000 officers and men have been captured by the Soviet forces on the Vorenezh front.